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Chapter 618 What You Fear Is What Comes (5000 words)
What a bad day.

For Lu Yang, being asked to attend classes at Shenzhen University was worse than death. It wasn't that he didn't envy college students; he envied them in both his past and present lives.

He really can swear to that.

But is simply envying useful?

How old is he this year?

From a common sense and physiological point of view, he is 23 years old this year, which is only 5 years since he turned 18. He dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school, which is at most 3 years later. In total, it is no more than 8 years.

Furthermore, in the minds of those two old folks, Old Wei and Old He...

Lu Yang is really very young.

too small.

At his age, he should be at an age where he is eager to learn.

Such a bright young man, due to various reasons, including his family environment and the unfortunate events of his childhood, had to drop out of school after finishing junior high.

A person goes out into society to make a living.

Fortunately, the young man is exceptionally intelligent and often comes up with ingenious ideas, which is why he has made such a name for himself in just five years.

It is of great significance and has made numerous contributions to society, the country, and the people.

This is because the young man dropped out of school after finishing junior high and was unable to continue his studies or pursue further education.

So, assuming this young man has the opportunity to pursue further education and acquire more knowledge through books, does that mean he will become a talent who will be of greater significance to society, the people, and the country, and whose contributions will be immeasurable?

Is that right? Is that possible?
It is entirely possible.

Both old men were teachers by profession. Before becoming principals or officials, they were university lecturers. They were highly educated intellectuals, surpassing the truly intelligent 99.999% of the nation's population.

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head.

In their minds, it is taken for granted that talented people should come from universities, and that talented people should read more books. Even if they did not read books before, they should read more books in the future. When there are no conditions, they should create them. When they have the conditions, they should actively move closer to knowledge. In short, reading more books is not harmful. Knowledge will not harm people. It will only help people arm their minds and make them stronger.

Is this wrong?

That's right. The two old men were acting entirely out of kindness, out of genuine appreciation for Lu Yang's talent.

In addition, Lu Yang is still quite young, only in his early twenties, so it's not too late.

With hard work, he can pick up the book knowledge he lost seven or eight years ago. With the careful guidance of university lecturers and the two of them pointing him in the right direction, they believe that with Lu Yang's business acumen, he will definitely be able to apply what he has learned and learn a lot that will be useful for his future life.

These are the broad knowledge and life values ​​that cannot be acquired without reading books, textbooks, or going to university.

Of course, these are their top-level understandings, their own musings.

I didn't ask Lu Yang.

But actually?
His physical and biological age is indeed only 23 years old, but his thoughts and soul come from another parallel universe in 20xx.

All in all, it wasn't just seven or eight years of lost book knowledge; in fact, it was probably older than the two old men's actual age.

It's just that nobody believes it.

If Lu Yang said it out loud, those two old geezers would just think he was crazy.

It's impossible to believe; people would just think he's joking. But sometimes life is so unpredictable. It's like asking Lu Yang to pick up the knowledge he lost in his childhood textbooks after fifty or sixty years. Isn't that a joke?
"Are they out of their minds? These two old men are just stirring up trouble, spouting nonsense. Do they think I'm not busy enough already?"

Lu Yang returned home with the two old men's complaints.

"never mind."

"These two old men are practically dead, so let's give them some face and let them go to school for a few days. Just think of it as listening to some foreign language. I haven't experienced university life yet. I've heard that high school is tough and university is easy, but I don't know if that's true."

"It doesn't matter to me. I'm just going there to kill time. I'll go for a few days and make a show of it. If I like it, I'll stay a few more days. If I don't like it, I'll say goodbye and not bother anymore."

"Whatever."

"Anyway, I've already given these two old men face, so let's do it this way."

As he spoke, he slapped his right hand with his left, and Lu Yang's mood quickly brightened again.

As soon as you enter the villa, even from a distance, while you're still inside the garden between the courtyard wall and the main villa building, you can already hear the laughter coming from afar.

Gee...

There are probably many women.

Lu Yang greeted them with a grin, and sure enough, he found seven or eight women gathered together in the villa's lobby, chattering away about something.

Anyway, everyone seemed very happy.

Among them were three pregnant women. The one with the biggest belly was Xiao Jun's wife. She was fairly good-looking, tall, and had an oval face. However, she had a slightly masculine look, with wide-set eyebrows that were thicker than those of ordinary women. Generally speaking, women like this might not have a good temper.

Lu Yang chuckled twice.

Then he lowered his head and chuckled, "That brat! He said he was going home to take care of his wife, but he actually brought her to my house to freeload a meal."

The other two women were heavily pregnant.

No need to guess.

One is Lu Yang's own wife, Yin Mingyue.

One of them is Xiaoxiao, Dajun's wife.

From Lu Yang's perspective, since the three women were all sitting on the sofa, it was impossible to tell whose belly was the most protruding. However, based on experience, Xiao Jun's wife's belly should be more prominent, since it was rumored that she was about to give birth.

Think of this.

Lu Yang couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Has Xiao Jun lost his mind? His wife is already full-term and about to give birth, and he still brings her out for a stroll. It's like an old sow wearing a bra—one outfit after another. If she suddenly went into labor here, I'd fucking..."

He paused, glanced at his wife who was chatting and laughing with Xiao Xiao and Xiao Jun's wife, and lowered his voice, "Damn, don't scare my wife who's pregnant too."

Lu Yang could actually understand the behavior of these ladies.

From his brief glance, besides the two pregnant women chatting and laughing with their wives, there was Sister Wei Shu, Mu Qizhong's former sister-in-law and now his new wife, Qian Youyou with her incredibly long legs, and a few others whose names he couldn't recall but whose faces he remembered. They were probably either the families of business partners or the families of high-ranking executives in his own group...

Lu Yang had just returned to Pengcheng after spending the Spring Festival with his family in another city, and everyone had arrived so quickly, as if they had made an appointment. Why was that?
Nothing more than the phrase "Lady Diplomacy" suffices to explain it.

If you can win over his wife, a casual mention at the dinner table or in bed might get her husband a bigger share of the project and more opportunities for promotion at the company.

Why not?
Who dares to say this deal isn't worthwhile?
So don't say you can't stand people coming to visit too quickly, because this is simply part of the social interactions among wives in this society.

Lu Yang's only worry was that his wife was pregnant, and he was worried that something might go wrong if there were too many guests later. Ying thought of the baby in his wife's belly.

Fortunately, these women were all quite well-mannered. Lu Yang glanced around from a distance and didn't see anyone arguing with anyone else.

He even caught a glimpse of his own mischievous daughter, Xin'er, from behind.

They were gathered around her Aunt Wei Shu, happily teasing her little brother.

Every now and then, bursts of giggles could be heard.

Yin Mingyue suddenly seemed to realize something.

His eyes turned toward the garden.

Upon seeing Lu Yang, a look of surprise flashed across her face. Just as she was about to get up, clutching her large pregnant belly, Lu Yang quickly ran over and pressed her down.

The hall fell silent instantly, and the women then realized that there was a man among them.

Yin Mingyue looked at Lu Yang's face gently and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll ask Auntie to heat up some food for you."

Lu Yang shook his head: "I visited Lao He this afternoon, and the old man dragged me to his house for a free meal. I'm full now, so don't worry about me. By the way, what about Xiao Jun and Lao Mou? They just broke up this afternoon and came to my house for a free meal. I need to settle the score with them."

Yin Mingyue covered her mouth and chuckled. Xiaoxiao, who was next to her and clutching her pregnant belly, chimed in, "They're all in your gaming room, Mr. Lu. They say they've never seen such a private computer before, placed in a private villa. They're all grown up, but they act like children who never grow up, insisting on playing games and using your private entertainment room. They say they want to wait for you to come back and play a few rounds with you, Mr. Lu. They won't let us women watch. We women have nothing else to do, so we just gather here and chat."

In just a few words, the matter was explained clearly.

Lu Yang smiled and nodded at her.

Although Xiaoxiao has become a bit more mercenary since she got pregnant, she's not a bad person at heart, so there's no need to argue with her.

Look at how nicely you've put it. You can't even call yourself "you" anymore. Where is that fierce, shrewish spirit you used to have, always calling yourself "Grandma"?

Lu Yang stood up and greeted Sister Wei Shu and Qian Youyou, who had incredibly long legs. As for the others, there were too many people, so he didn't greet them one by one.

He said sorry, and told the women to continue their conversation before turning and leaving.

When I arrived at my computer room on the third floor, I found that all the computers inside were occupied by people.

As for what they're playing?
You might be surprised to learn that Minesweeper was a Windows application game that was only released in 93.

"I rely on!"

"I'm gone again."

"Who the hell invented this?"

"I feel like hitting someone. I know it's not fun at all, but I just can't resist clicking on it again."

"Hey guys, where are you?"

"I'm looking for other games on this site. There's an icon here that looks interesting when I click on it: Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Isn't that just the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? There's Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang. You can tell just by looking at the characters' appearances. But wait a minute, why is it written in Japanese characters when I click on it? It's not our own Chinese. So this game was invented by the Japanese? Damn it, isn't this stealing our Chinese culture?"

"Then I'll fucking play too. I'm not playing with those Japanese stuff. I'll play Minesweeper. Minesweeper is more fun."

"Hey guys, when are we leaving?"

"No rush, no rush. When my brother Lu comes back, we'll all bring gifts when we visit him. It wouldn't be good for us to go back empty-handed. How about this, we'll have him give each of us a computer later. There are so many here, hehe, he can't play with all of them by himself."

So that's where they were waiting for me.

Lu Yang stood at the door for a while, observing and eavesdropping, and finally understood why these guys hadn't left yet.

"Ah, cough cough."

He coughed twice and went inside. "Forget about the computers. These computers are just temporarily stored here. They will be sent to the lab in a few days."

The group immediately forgot about playing the game and turned around.

It turned out to be Lu Yang.

Some people quickly got up, while others didn't take him seriously, nodding slightly and turning back to their games. Those who quickly got up were like several senior executives of the group company, their faces almost turning pale with fright, their whole bodies trembling.

He couldn't help but blame Xiao Jun and Mu Qizhong. It was these two who instigated them to dare to mess with the big boss's computer. Not only did they play with the big boss's personal computer, but they also wanted to take it with them and leave.

Isn't this like an elderly person on their birthday going to a public toilet with a lantern, looking for poop?
The crucial point is that the big boss overheard it.

Lu Yang waved his hand, telling them all to leave first, leaving only Xiao Jun, Mou Qizhong, Da Jun, and Gong Ping'an. Then he went to turn on a computer and started playing Minesweeper.

There were no outsiders present.

The four of them also relaxed.

First, Da Jun and Gong Ping'an started complaining to Lu Yang about why they weren't on this trip to the capital. Lu Yang only took Xiao Jiu and Along, even though they were the ones who arrived first. They felt it wasn't fair.

Lu Yang casually slapped Da Jun on the forehead and said, "Your wife is pregnant, and you're not home with her? Do you want to rebel against heaven?"

“If I specifically ask you to come along, you’ll be gone for a whole month, and we won’t even be home for Chinese New Year. Wouldn’t my second grandfather be furious with me?”

The army of critics had nothing to say.

Gong Ping'an, still as taciturn as ever, said, "Brother, don't be misled by Dajun. His wife is pregnant, and your wife just gave birth. Sister Wei Shu is both a mother and helping me manage the company. She's been working so hard. You should stay home and spend more time with her. I'll always keep a place for you by my side. We've got a long road ahead of us, and I'll have plenty of time to show you my skills as the best bodyguard in the world."

Gong Ping'an nodded silently, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

It seems that the words "the world's number one bodyguard" coming out of Lu Yang's mouth were not without effect. Even someone as taciturn as him could be tricked into saying something like that.

Dajun pursed his lips and muttered curses under his breath, clearly dissatisfied.

It wasn't until Gong Ping'an glanced at him that he stopped cursing and focused on playing Minesweeper on the computer with his large, fan-like hands holding the small mouse on the table.

If these square boxes were placed decades later, Lu Yang would be considered a loser if he even glanced at them, but now, the group was having a great time playing with them.

Lu Yang chatted with Da Jun and Gong Ping'an separately, and then didn't neglect Xiao Jun and Mu Qizhong either.

First, I taught them how to clear mines to increase their chances of success. Later, I played a few rounds of Koei Tecmo's Romance of the Three Kingdoms with them.

The story ended amidst Lu Yang's grumbling and cursing.

"Guys, practice your cooking more..."

"Watch closely, see my Crescent Slash, isn't it awesome? Tell me, isn't it awesome?"

"Call me master, call me master and I will teach you."

"I can't take it anymore, I'm not playing today, otherwise you guys will drive me crazy. Damn it, are you all pigs? Use your skills! You're saving them up, you deserve to get killed by the minions."

"I'm done playing, I'm done playing. I'm scared of you guys, you've made me so angry. One for each of you, take them out the back door and put them in your own cars, don't let anyone else see."

At this point, the four of them were all smiles, no longer caring about Lu Yang's grumbling and scolding them for not being able to teach such a simple game.

Each of them picked up a brand-new grid computer and ran off without looking back, fearing that Lu Yang might change his mind and chase them back.

The game room was closed.

Lu Yang went downstairs to his bedroom to take a shower. When he came out again wrapped in a bathrobe, the chattering of the women downstairs was almost inaudible.

It seems that most of them have left.

Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside the door. Someone was frantically climbing the stairs, something that rarely happens under normal circumstances.

Because my wife is pregnant.

But the footsteps of her daughter, Lu Xin'er, were certainly not that heavy.

As for other people, it's even more unlikely that they would disturb the male owner of the villa with such heavy footsteps.

Lu Yang frowned.

I straightened my bathrobe a little to prevent it from being too revealing, and then unlocked the door.

He saw his wife, Yin Mingyue, standing outside the door, seven months pregnant, rushing quickly from the stairwell toward their master bedroom.

"Something's wrong, Brother Lu, quick...quick..."

Lu Yang was startled and rushed over to support her. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Don't scare me, did the baby kick you?"

He then went to lift his wife's skirt, wanting to see if there was any bleeding between her legs.

Yin Mingyue, embarrassed, covered her skirt and gasped, "It wasn't me, it was Sister Zhao! Sister Zhao is bleeding a lot, right here in our villa garden. She and your friend just had a fight. I don't know what their problem is, but they can't talk it out, they have to argue at a time like this..."

She was so anxious she was almost in tears.

Lu Yang's expression changed instantly. Damn, what I feared most had come to pass.

But he must not panic at this moment.

He quickly comforted his wife, telling her not to be nervous. "Where are they? Just stay here and don't go down any further. I'll have Mom come up and take care of you later. I can run fast. I'll go down and check on the situation. She's bleeding heavily, and she might be about to give birth. Don't panic, don't panic. At this point, we can only take her to the hospital."

As he spoke, he ran down the street while taking out his phone to make a call, not even having time to change his clothes.

(End of this chapter)